Hairpin



March 24,1925. 1,531,035

J. SERENY I HAIRPIN Ella! n 16. 1923 INVENTOR. JAMES SEREN Y A TTORNE Y.

Patented Mar. 24, 1925.

JAMES SEB-ENY, 0F WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK.

HAIRPIN.

Application filed June 16, 1923. Serial No. 645,847.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMns SERENY, a citizen of the United States, residing at White Plains, in the county of l Vestchester and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hairpins, of which the followin is a specification.

This invention relates to hair pins and more particularly to a novel and improved crimping construction wherein the strands of hair may be locked and will otherwise prevent the loss of the pin when once inserted in the hair.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a crimped hair pin wherein the extremities are bent inwardly toward each other and securely fastened, thus permitting the hair to be locked therebetween and in addition, avoiding the objectionable pointed ends of the common type of hair pin now in use.

A further object of my invention is to provide a hair pin bent in a spiral or sinuous form throughout a portion of its length and designed so that the ends of the wire are brought together and securely fastened at the bight end of the pin thus constituting a clamping or fastening means when the strands of hair intertwine the hair pin.

To enable others skilled in the art to fully comprehend the underlying features of my invention that they may embody the same in the various modifications. in structure and relation contemplated, drawings depicting a preferred form have been annexed as a part of this disclosure and in such drawings, similar reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout all the views, of which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the as.- sembled hair pin.

Figure 2 is an enlarged detail showing the clamping means for the ends of the wire.

Figure 3 is a view taken on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a section taken on the line 4:4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a further section taken on the line 55 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is an enlarged detail of a modified form of clamping means for the ends of the wire.

Figure 7 is a view of the blank of the modified form of fastening means shown in Figure 6. 1

Figure 8 is a still further modified form of fastening means.

Figure 9 is a view of the blank shown in the modified form of Figure 8.

Figure 10 is a view of the blank before it is bent and shaped, and

Figure 11 is a still further modified form of means for fastening the ends of the wire.

Referring now to the drawings wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 5 designates the bight or curved top of the hair pin formed by the angularly disposed sides 6, 7, of a continuous length of wire,

which sides are crimped in the form of a spiral or in a sinuous manner as indicated at 8 throughout a portion of their length, as clearly shown by Figure 1 of the drawings. The sides 6, 7, are also curved at their lower extremities as indicated by numeral 9 and are bent inwardly toward each other, thus avoidingthe sharp points common to hair pins. The extreme ends of the wire 10, 11, are bent inwardly toward each other and are of a. length so that the extremities or terminals lie adjacent the bight portion 5. In the form of the clamp or retaining device shown by Figures 6 and 7, I have provided a substantially T-shaped blank 15 which is rolled over on itself so as to engage the bight portion 5, above referred to, and lock the same by crimping or otherwise as the arms 16, 17 of the blank are rolled around the extremities or terminals in the manner shown more clearly by Figure 6 of the drawings.

It will thus be seen from this construction of the hair pin that when the strands of hair enter between the spirals and the straight portion of the wire that the hair will be practically clamped or tightly gripped into the resiliency of the said extremities, held by the clamping plate 15 above referred to. This not only prevents the hair pin from falling out but is extremely safe since the point ends-are avoided.

As a further embodiment of a clamping means for the ends of the'wire, I may also use a blank as indicated generally by numeral 20, having segmental cut-out portion 21 in the edges thereof so that when the blank is bent over on itself as at 22, the ends of the wire may be gripped by the edges of the blank when bent in the orm shown by v about the bight portion 5 and intertwined so as to properly secure the free ends of the wire to the bight portion.

lVhile I have illustrated and described my invention with some degreeof particularity- I realize that in practice various alterations thereinmay ;be inadei I atherefore reserve the right and privilege o;changing the form ofithe details of: construction or otherwise altering the arrangementqof :the correlated parts :W-ithbut -departing from; the spirit 2 of the invention or theyscopewt-ithe-appended claims; Y 1

Having; thus idescribedwniy invention-,wh at I claim as--:new-; and." desirentoy secure 1 by 20 United StatesLetters:-Patent is 1.; .A \hair pinconsisting ot anv ire'ibent tin-1 termediate of its ends forming angularly disposed legs; said legs being bent inwardly toward each other-so that the extremities of .the Wire extend adjacent the intermediate bend therein, a portion of each of said legs being bent in the form of a spiral and means tonsecuring the "free ends of the Wire to said intermediate bent portion.

5AAhairpin-"consisting ot' a single strip of Wire bent intermediate of its ends forming angularly disposed legs, saidwlegs being bent to provide roundedhends-vandi having their extremitiesextendingto a pointtadjar.

cent the-intermediate bend; a :portion. of the length of each of said.- legsbeingibent. in,the' form-ofa spiraL-so as to clamp, the hair and means for securing the free ends-of thezbent legs to the-intermediateybend invthe Wire.

In-testimony whereof-I afiix;my si, ;nature.

JAMES; SERE NY; 

